PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paco Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Christopoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sanchez
vs
Christopoulos

196 cm
18
207 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
210 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paco Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Christopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Christopoulos changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sanchez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sanchez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Christopoulos's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Christopoulos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sanchez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christopoulos wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Christopoulos landing with the ground and pound.

Sanchez looking for a guillotine here but Christopoulos defends easily.
Sanchez wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanchez trying to keep a closed guard but Christopoulos is proving a slippery customer.
Christopoulos trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez wants to sweep here but Christopoulos controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christopoulos throwing strikes from guard but Sanchez blocks nicely.
Sanchez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Christopoulos looking to pass the guard.

Sanchez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sanchez is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Sanchez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Christopoulos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Christopoulos scoring with some ground and pound.
Christopoulos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sanchez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Christopoulos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sanchez's head.
Christopoulos advances position into side control!
Christopoulos working the head and body with strikes.
Sanchez can't do much from the bottom here.
Christopoulos lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Christopoulos working the ground and pound.

Christopoulos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Christopoulos working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sanchez is trying to get back to half guard.
Christopoulos looks up at the clock and then as Sanchez takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Christopoulos smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christopoulos cracks Sanchez with a big elbow.
Sanchez wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Sanchez manages to get back to half guard.
Christopoulos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Christopoulos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sanchez defending well though.
Sanchez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Christopoulos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Sanchez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Christopoulos with a nice head shot there.
Christopoulos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sanchez's head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Christopoulos landing some decent shots from guard.
Sanchez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Christopoulos trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christopoulos works over Sanchez with some ground and pound from guard.
Christopoulos trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Sanchez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Christopoulos is aware though and is defending well.
Christopoulos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Christopoulos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanchez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Christopoulos works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sanchez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Christopoulos is working away from the top position though.
Nice strikes from Christopoulos there.

Christopoulos is working for a submission of some sort.
Christopoulos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Christopoulos dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sanchez's corner calls for a 1-2. Sanchez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Christopoulos misses with a looping right.
Christopoulos throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Nice shot by Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Christopoulos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Christopoulos dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.

Christopoulos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sanchez fails to pull guard.
Sanchez jumps guard but Christopoulos stands there with Sanchez around his waist. Sanchez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Christopoulos manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Christopoulos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Christopoulos has had enough of the clinch but Sanchez keeps him there for the moment.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Christopoulos holds him up against the cage and eventually Sanchez drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paco Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sanchez fails to pull guard.
Sanchez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Christopoulos blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Christopoulos won't allow it.
Christopoulos swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Christopoulos holds him up against the cage and eventually Sanchez drops back down to his feet.
Sanchez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Christopoulos won't allow it.

Christopoulos has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Sanchez regains guard immediately.
Sanchez throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Christopoulos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Christopoulos landing some decent shots from guard.
Christopoulos working some strikes from top position.

Sanchez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sanchez wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Christopoulos from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christopoulos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Sanchez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sanchez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Christopoulos content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Christopoulos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Christopoulos is in close to Sanchez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jason Christopoulos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sanchez looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanchez, not yet.
Christopoulos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Christopoulos stands up from Sanchez's guard - Christopoulos perhaps looking for a knockout.
Sanchez misses with the combination.
Sanchez cracks Christopoulos with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Christopoulos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.

Christopoulos closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sanchez quickly recovers to half guard.
Christopoulos thows a huge punch but Sanchez dodges it nicely.
Christopoulos lands strikes from half guard.
Sanchez is trying to get back to full guard.
Christopoulos lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sanchez is trying to maintain the position but Christopoulos is very close to passing his half guard.
Christopoulos trying to control the pace.
Christopoulos winds up and cracks Sanchez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez missing with punches from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Christopoulos lands a nice short elbow.
Christopoulos is thwarting Sanchez's attempts to control the position.
Christopoulos is trying to control the action in half guard but Sanchez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sanchez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Christopoulos.
Christopoulos moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
Christopoulos looks up at the clock and then as Sanchez takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Christopoulos smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sanchez sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Christopoulos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sanchez's head.

Sanchez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Christopoulos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A decent looking cross lands there for Sanchez.
Christopoulos tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez scores with a kick to the midsection.

Christopoulos clinches with his opponent.
Sanchez prevents the takedown attempt.
Christopoulos just leaning against Sanchez, taking a breather.
Christopoulos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanchez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sanchez jumps guard but Christopoulos stands there with Sanchez around his waist. Sanchez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sanchez fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paco Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Christopoulos walks away with a smile on his face. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Christopoulos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanchez can pounce on him.
Jason Christopoulos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christopoulos just misses with a punch to the body.
Christopoulos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Christopoulos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Christopoulos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christopoulos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanchez can pounce on him.
Christopoulos steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sanchez. That one must have hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a high kick!
Sanchez tries to clinch but Christopoulos is having none of it.
Paco Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez scores with the left hand. Christopoulos knows he should have avoided that one.
Sanchez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sanchez lands a nice looking body kick.
Sanchez feints and then cracks Christopoulos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Christopoulos down.
Sanchez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Christopoulos is having none of it.
Sanchez tests Christopoulos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sanchez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Christopoulos's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez lands with a kick to the temple. Christopoulos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Jason Christopoulos has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sanchez.
Christopoulos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sanchez throws a head kick that Christopoulos semi-blocks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a head kick that Christopoulos semi-blocks.
Christopoulos throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sanchez - that will leave a mark!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sanchez.
Sanchez wants to clinch.
Sanchez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sanchez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Christopoulos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sanchez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Christopoulos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A right-left combo lands from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Christopoulos's head.
Paco Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Christopoulos misses its intended target.
Sanchez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Christopoulos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sanchez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christopoulos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Christopoulos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanchez scores with a spinning back kick!
Sanchez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Christopoulos has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but Christopoulos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Christopoulos loads up on a big right hand but Sanchez slips the punch.
Sanchez connects with a jab.
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Christopoulos.
Sanchez connects with a body shot that sends Christopoulos's belly button to the back.
Sanchez scores with a spinning back kick!
Sanchez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Christopoulos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanchez lands with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sanchez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Christopoulos takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sanchez scores with a sloppy right hand. Christopoulos should have avoided that one.
Christopoulos moves to clinch but Sanchez breaks away
and Sanchez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez scores with a head kick. Christopoulos tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sanchez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sanchez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Christopoulos takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sanchez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sanchez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Sanchez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sanchez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Sanchez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Christopoulos.
Paco Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanchez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paco Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Christopoulos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!